If you have your own Windows PC no matter what PC brands is and still haven't create a password reset disk yet, and a surprising amount of people haven't, you really ought to get a one.
Forgotting login password is one of very annoying things for Windows PC users. Microsoft for that reason added the option to create a Windows Password Reset Disk to the operating system. The disk basically allows the user to reset the password if it cannot be remembered. The only problem: The disk needs to be created before the password cannot be remembered.
How to Create a Such Useful Windows Password Reset Disk?
Requirements: The following methods require one blank, formatted floppy disk.
1> Use a computer administrator account
If you logged on to the computer by using an administrator account, follow these steps to create a password reset disk for a user account:
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, click User Accounts.
- In the User Accounts pane, click the account that you want to work with.
- Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the Forgotten Password Wizard, and then click Next.
- Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and then click Next.
- In the Current user account password box, type the password for the user account that you chose in step 3, and then click Next.Note If the user account does not have a password, do not type a password in the Current user account password box.The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.
- When the Progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Remove and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
If you logged on to the computer by using a limited account, follow these steps to create a password reset disk for your user account:
- Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
- Under Pick a category, click User Accounts.
- Under Related Tasks, click Prevent a forgotten password to start the Forgotten Password Wizard.
- Click Next.
- Insert a blank, formatted disk into drive A, and then click Next.
- In the Current user account password box, type your password, and then click Next.Note If your user account does not have a password, do not type a password in the Current user account password box.The Forgotten Password Wizard creates the disk.
- When the Progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Next, and then click Finish.
- Remove and then label the password reset disk. Store the disk in a safe place.
- If you have typed the wrong password, you'll receive a message that says your user name or password is incorrect. When this message appears, click OK.
- Click Reset password, and then follow the instructions to reset forgotten Windows password.